Method And System For Recovering Stranded Outbound Messages

ABSTRACT

A method for recovering and requeueing lost messages is disclosed. The lost messages are intended for delivery from a first computer program to a second computer program but are instead stranded in locations internal to the first program. The method extracts one or more of these stranded messages from the location internal to the first program, determines the original destination of each stranded message and delivers that message to the second program. Delivery of each message to the second program is facilitated by using message queues provided by middleware type software programs. The desired middleware program can be selected by the user of the method, and the method provides for the necessary formatting of each recovered message according to the selected middleware. Absent use of the present method, these stranded messages would not be routed to their original destinations.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This invention is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/319,489, filed Dec. 16, 2002, entitled “Method And System For Recovering Stranded Outbound Messages”, issued as U.S. Pat. No. 7,376,957 on May 20, 2008, and incorporated herein by reference.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to queuing systems for messages delivered between two software applications.

BACKGROUND

Independent software programs that could also be running on different platforms have a need to exchange messages such as data. In order to send such messages, a source program sends a message to a destination external to the source program. An exit routine within the source program recognizes that the message is bound for a destination outside of the source program. The externally bound message is routed to message queue in a middleware program. This middleware program acts as a bridge between the source program and a separate independent destination program.

Errors can occur during the routing of these outbound messages from the source program through the middleware program, and instead of being routed through the middleware, the outbound messages are misdirected or stranded in default message queues internal to the source program. For example, these messages are sent to a destination that, although originally valid for outward bound messages, becomes invalid or is no longer recognized as directed to the middleware for routing outside the source application. Once stranded in an internal default message queue, these messages are effectively “lost” and are never recovered or delivered to the destination program. The source program does not contain a utility or routine to recover these misdirected messages. In fact, the source program may not even recognize that the messages are lost and may not be able to determine the location of the lost messages.

A method is needed to identify messages bound for delivery outside of a source program but misdirected and not delivered. What is needed are suitable methods that would identify the misdirected messages, extract the messages from the location to which the messages were improperly delivered and re-route or re-queue these messages through the middleware.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Embodiments of the present invention include a method, computer executable code and programmed computer system for recovering a plurality of messages stranded in a destination internal to a first computer executable program and intended for delivery to a second computer executable program through a middleware computer executable program. An embodiment of the present invention recovers a plurality of component messages stranded in a destination or location internal to the first program and routes these recovered messages to a message queue in a middleware software program for delivery to the second computer program to which these stranded messages should have been delivered originally. The recovery method includes extracting a plurality of component messages from the destination internal to the first program, reassembling the logs records as necessary to create the plurality of stranded messages and saving the messages to a stranded message file on an appropriate computer readable storage medium.

The operator utilizing a method of the present invention can select the middleware to be used and can identify the message queue within the selected middle for routing of the recovered messages. These selections are provided to the method of the present invention as inputs, for example as input parameters from a user to the computer executable code. In one embodiment, all of the messages or entries in the stranded message file are read. During reading, the original destination of the message is determined, and the message is reformatted for delivery to the middleware message queue and ultimate delivery to the original destination. After the messages have been read and routed through the middleware, the method of the present invention closes the queue and disconnects from the middleware program. If desired, reports detailing the results of the recovery process can be generated and outputted.

The method of the present invention provides the advantages and benefits of recovering and redelivering stranded messages that would otherwise be unrecoverable. Therefore, these messages, which can include large data files, do not have to be recreated.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a flow chart illustrating an embodiment of a method for recovering lost messages according to the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

A method according to the present invention recovers at least one and preferably a plurality of messages stranded in a destination internal to a first computer executable program and intended for original delivery to a second computer executable program. Delivery of the stranded messages is through a middleware type computer executable program. The first and second computer executable programs are any computer program containing computer executable code stored on a computer readable storage medium and executable by a logical processor. These computer programs can operate on any one of a number of computer platforms including DOS, Windows, UNIX, VAX, and mainframe platforms. In one embodiment, the platform is an IBM mainframe. The first and second computer executable programs can be the same program, can be different programs, can be on the same platform and can be on different platforms. Suitable first and second computer programs include Information Management System (IMS) programs, commercial available from IBM Corporation of Armonk, N.Y.

The middleware program is selected to serve as a bridge between the first computer executable program and the second computer executable program for routing messages between the two programs. The middleware program contains at least one message queue for receiving messages, such as data or other types of files, that are destined from the first program to the second program. Suitable middleware programs can connect to and interface with the programs and platforms of the first and second computer programs. In one embodiment, the middleware computer program is MQSeries® or Websphere MQ® commercially available from IBM Corporation of Armonk, N.Y.

An embodiment of the present invention includes a computer executable code for executing the steps of the method. The computer executable code utilizes algorithms readily available and known to one of skill in the art and can be written in any suitable language, for example assembler language, based upon compatibility with the platforms and languages of the first computer program, the second computer program and the middleware program.

Another embodiment of the present invention includes a computer system or programmed computer for executing a method and computer executable code according to the present invention. Any conventional computer system available and known to one of skill in the art can be used in this embodiment and should be compatible for reading and executing the computer executable code embodying a method according to the present invention. The programmed computer includes a computer readable memory having at least one region to store the computer executable program code that embodies the method of the present invention and a processor for executing the program code stored in that memory. Suitable memory includes Random Access Memory, Compact Disc Read Only Memory, a hard-disk type drive, a tape drive, a floppy disk type drive, and combinations thereof.

In order to recover lost or stranded messages using a computer executable code recovery program embodying a method according to the present invention as illustrated in FIG. 1, the recovery program extracts at least one stranded message from a memory destination or address that represents a location internal to the first program 1. Preferably, the recovery program extracts a plurality of stranded messages. The recovered messages, however, are not always in the form of complete messages but may have been broken down into a plurality of components or packets. For example, because the original message was not or could not be delivered, that message is recorded into a log and can be broken into the components or packets before it is entered into the log. In order to facilitate routing and reassembly, the components or packets include the information necessary for the routing and reassembly of each component, for example in a header associated with that component.

The recovery program obtains this destination and reassembly information, for example, through the record log of the messages stored in the location internal to the first program. Therefore, in another embodiment, the recovery program extracts a plurality of component messages or record logs from the destination internal to the first program. Each component message contains at least a portion of a message intended for delivery from the first program to the second program, routing information and information necessary for the reassembly of component message at the message destination. The recovery program reassembles the component messages as necessary to recreate the original messages 2 by making the necessary associations among the numerous component messages to create complete messages.

In order to facilitate processing of the recovered plurality of stranded message, the recovery program creates a stranded message file 3 on a memory medium and in a memory location accessible by the recovery program. In one embodiment, this memory location and medium within the programmed computer containing the recovery program. The recovery program saves the extracted stranded messages to the stranded message file. In one embodiment, the recovery program extracts the messages and message components, reassembles of the message components, creates the stranded message file and saves the messages to the stranded message using existing tools, such as software program tools, created for use with the first computer program. Suitable existing tools include Queue Control Facility, commercially available from IBM Corporation of Armonk, N.Y. The recovery program can use existing software tools to carry out these steps by containing computer executable code that acts as a call to the software tools.

The user or party attempting to recover stranded messages from the first program selects a middleware program to be used for delivery of the recovered messages 4 and further identifies at least one message queue within the selected middleware for receipt and routing of the recovered messages 5. The message queue represents a memory location in a computer readable memory medium that is accessible and readable by the middleware and provides a temporary location for receipt of messages to be forwarded to the second program. In one embodiment, this memory location and medium are disposed within the programmed computer containing the recovery program. The user can select the middleware program and can identify the message queue as, for example, inputs to the computer executable code embodying the present method. Inputting the user's selections is facilitated by data entry prompts and graphical interfaces provided by the recovery program. Suitable data entry prompts and graphical interfaces are known and available in the art. Alternatively, a separate recovery program is developed for interfacing with each one of a plurality of middleware programs. In this embodiment, the user selects a middleware program by choosing and running the recover program developed for the desired middleware program.

Based upon the selected middleware and the identified message queue, the recovery program connects to the middleware and opens the queue 6 by accessing the appropriate location on the computer readable storage medium in which the stranded message file was saved. The recovery program reads a recovered message from the stranded message file 7. In one embodiment, the entire contents of each recovered message or message component is read. In another embodiment, only a header associated with each recovered message or message component containing the original destination information is read. The recovery program confirms that each recovered message was intended for a location external to the first program and identifies that destination 8.

Once the recovery program identifies the destination of a message, the message queue receives that message and holds the message until the middleware program routes the message to the second computer program. In order to facilitate reception of the message in the queue and routing of the message by the middleware program, the recovery program reformats each message to a format compatible with the selected middleware 9 and delivers the appropriately formatted message to the identified message queue 10. The middleware program, independent of the recovery program, then delivers the extracted message to the original destination. In order to provide for the delivery of all of the recovered messages, the recovery program includes an algorithm to determine if any additional recovered and unread messages remain in the stranded message file 11. If such additional messages exist, the recovery method repeats the steps necessary to recover, reformat and deliver each remaining message to the message queue. Any algorithm used for iteratively reading and extracting the entire contents of a list or computer file is suitable for use with the present method to read all of the messages within the stranded message file. Examples of suitable algorithms include if/then-type logic loops.

If no more messages exist in the stranded message file, the recovery program closes the message queue and disconnects from the middleware 12. The recovery program according to a method of the present invention, also provides for the generation of reports 13. Suitable reports contain information about the method including whether or not the recover process was successful, the number of messages recovered, and the delivery locations of the recovered messages. The recovery program generates these reports by delivery data necessary to create these reports to hardware output devices such as computer monitors and computer monitors. Alternatively, the recovery program saves the necessary report data to a computer readable storage medium.

An exemplary application of the method of the present invention is illustrated by the following computer executable code.

*************************************************************************** * MQREQUE: REQUEUE MESSAGES ORIGINALLY (MISTAKENLY) ENQUEUED TO AN IMS LTERM, INSTEAD TO AN OTMA DESTINATION, NAMELY MQ. Input parms to this program are: Qmgr name A local queue manager. For running on MVS, the name will be 4 chars. Queue name This is the name of the queue that will receive the messages, probably a remote queue. Assumptions: An IMS component message will never be more than 32767 (since LL is a halfword). Max message to be inserted to MQ is 4MB. (Both these assumptions are used to determine GETMAIN size.) QCF will be used to extract the messages to be requeued, and the output file will be input to this program. (QCF sorts and assembles the log records by segment, making the logic of this program much simpler.) Output: All error messages are written to SYSPRINT. If program is successful, a status message will be printed to indicate number of messages inserted to MQ. *************************************************************************** PRINT NOGEN MQREQUE CSECT MQREQUE AMODE 31 SAVE (14,12),,MQREQUE-&SYSDATE-&SYSTIME LR R12,R15 Base register LR R11,R12 LA R11,2048(R11) May need 2 bases LA R11,2048(R11) USING MQREQUE,R12,R11 Addressability ST R13,SAVEAREA+4 Backward pointer LA R13,SAVEAREA Set addr of out savearea XC EXITCODE,EXITCODE Init return code ST R1,PARMS Save input parm address OPEN (SYSPRINT,(OUTPUT)) BAL R8,GETPARMS PROCESS INPUT PARMS L R15,EXITCODE CHECK RETURN LTR R15,R15 ZERO? BNZ RETURN NO, LEAVE L R3,BUFFERLENGTH GETMAIN RU,LV=(R3),LOC=(RES,ANY) GET SOME STORAGE LR R9,R1 Address of storage USING MQBUFFER,R9 Set addressability OPEN (IMSREC,INPUT) * MAINCONN DS 0H XC HCONN,HCONN Null connection handle CALL MQCONN, X (MQMNAME, X HCONN, X COMPCODE, X REASON), X MF=(E,PARMLIST),VL LA R0,MQCC_OK Expected compcode C R0,COMPCODE As expected ? BE MAINOPEN Yes, continue with process * MVC MQERRTYP,=CL10‘CONNECT ’ BAL R7,FMTERROR Translate error LA R0,8 Set exit code ST R0,EXITCODE to 8 B ENDPROG End the program * MAINOPEN DS 0H LA R0,MQOT_Q Object is a queue ST R0,OBJDESC_OBJECTTYPE   In object type field MVC OBJDESC_OBJECTNAME,MQMQUEUE Move queue name LA R0,MQOO_OUTPUT Indicate open is ST R0,OPTIONS FOR OUTPUT * CALL MQOPEN, X (HCONN, X OBJDESC, X OPTIONS, X HOBJ, X COMPCODE, X REASON), X MF=(E,PARMLIST),VL * LA R0,MQCC_OK Expected compcode C R0,COMPCODE As expected? BE MAINPUT Yes .. continue MVC MQERRTYP,=CL10‘OPEN  ’ BAL R7,FMTERROR Translate error LA R0,8 Set exit code ST R0,EXITCODE to 8 B MAINDISC Return to disconnect from * qmgr and terminate program MAINPUT DS 0H XC MSGDESC_CORRELID,MSGDESC_CORRELID Null correlation id XC MSGDESC_MSGID,MSGDESC_MSGID Null message id MVC MSGDESC_FORMAT,=CL8‘MQIMS’ LA R4,BUFFER BUILD MQ BUF ADDR A R4,MQOFFSET  SKIP DOWN IN BUFFER TO START MQ LR R10,R4 SAVE THE ADDRESS MVC MYIIH_FORMAT,=CL8‘MQIMSVS’ MVC 0(MYIIH_LENGTH,R10),MYIIH  MOVE IN IIH LA R4,MYIIH_LENGTH(R4) GETNEXT DS 0H GET IMSREC,BUFFER GET INPUT RECORD LA R1,BUFFER START OF BUFFER USING MRPREFIX,R1 MAP THE MSG REQUEUER PREFIX AH R1,MSGMRQLL ADD LENGTH OF MR PREFIX DROP R1 USING MSGPRFX,R1 03 LOG RECORD PREFIX LR R2,R1 R2 WILL POINT TO PAYLOAD AH R2,MSGPRFLL ADD PREFIX LENGTH LH R3,MSGLRLL GET LL SH R3,MSGPRFLL SUBTRACT PREFIX LENGTH LR R5,R3 LEN FOR MVCL MVCL R4,R2   MOVE MSG SEGMENT TO MQ MSG BUF TM MSGFLAGS,MSGFLAST WAS THIS LAST RECORD? BNO GETNEXT NO, KEEP AT IT SR R4,R10 COMPUTE LENGTH OF MESSAGE * DOPUT DS 0H ST R4,MSGBUFLEN L R6,PUTCOUNT LA R6,1(R6) ST R6,PUTCOUNT CALL MQPUT, X (HCONN, X HOBJ, X MSGDESC, X PUTMSGOPTS, X MSGBUFLEN, X 0(R10), X COMPCODE, X REASON), X MF=(E,PARMLIST),VL * LA R0,MQCC_OK Load compcode MQCC_OK C R0,COMPCODE As expected? BE MAINPUT LOOP UNTIL FINISHED MVC MQERRTYP,=CL10‘PUT  ’ BAL R7,FMTERROR Translate error LA R0,8 Set exit code ST R0,EXITCODE To 8 B MQCLOSE Return to caller * *-------------------------------------------------------------------* * CLOSE THE QUEUE             * *-------------------------------------------------------------------* MQCLOSE DS 0H LA R0,MQCO_NONE Indicate normal close ST R0,OPTIONS of the queue * CALL MQCLOSE, X (HCONN, X HOBJ, X OPTIONS, X COMPCODE, X REASON), X MF=(E,PARMLIST),VL * LA R0,MQCC_OK Expected compcode C R0,COMPCODE As expected? BE MAINDISC Yes . . continue L R0,EXITCODE PREVIOUS ERROR? LTR R0,R0 CHECK EXITCODE BNZ MAINDISC DON'T RUIN PREV MSG MVC MQERRTYP,=CL10‘CLOSE  ’ BAL R7,FMTERROR Translate error LA R0,8 Set exit code ST R0,EXITCODE To 8 B MAINDISC DO DISCONNECT * MAINDISC DS 0H * CALL MQDISC, X (HCONN, X COMPCODE, X REASON), X MF=(E,PARMLIST),VL * LA R0,MQCC_OK Expected compcode C R0,COMPCODE As expected? BE ENDPROG Yes .. continue L R0,EXITCODE PREVIOUS ERROR? LTR R0,R0 CHECK EXITCODE BNZ ENDPROG DON'T RUIN PREV MSG MVC MQERRTYP,=CL10‘DISCONNECT’ BAL R7,FMTERROR Translate error LA R0,8 Set exit code ST R0,EXITCODE To 8 B ENDPROG Return to caller * ENDPROG DS 0H L R15,EXITCODE Load termination code LTR R15,R15 ANY ERROR MSG FOR USER? BZ PRINT_RESULTS no, skip writing error PUT SYSPRINT,MQERR PRINT_RESULTS DS  0H L R0,PUTCOUNT Translate put count CVD R0,WORKWD To packed decimal UNPK CONVERT,WORKWD+4(4)Convert to zoned decimal MVZ CONVERT+7(1),CONVERT+6 Make it displayable MVC MQPUTCNT,CONVERT Move to display area PUT SYSPRINT,STATSMSG * RETURN DS 0H L R15,EXITCODE L R13,4(R13) Readdr caller SAVEAREA L R14,12(R13) Restore registers LM R0,R12,20(R13) Restore registers BR R14 Return to caller * ******************************************************************** * MAKE THE ERROR CODE PRINTABLE                * ******************************************************************** FMTERROR DS 0H L R0,COMPCODE Translate compcode CVD R0,WORKWD To packed decimal UNPK CONVERT,WORKWD+4(4)Convert to zoned decimal MVZ CONVERT+7(1),CONVERT+6 Make it displayable MVC MQERRCC,CONVERT+4 Move to display area * L R0,REASON Translate reason CVD R0,WORKWD To packed decimal UNPK CONVERT,WORKWD+4(4)Convert to zoned decimal MVZ CONVERT+7(1),CONVERT+6 Make it displayable MVC MQERRRC,CONVERT+4 Move to display area BR R7 Return to caller * ********************************************************************* * CONSTANTS, DATA                         * ********************************************************************* SAVEAREA DS 9D Save area MSGBUFLENDS F LENGTH OF MSG FOR MQ PUTCOUNT DC F‘0’ CONVERT DS CL8 Used for data conversion BUFFERLENGTH DC F‘4033000’ max mem for msg + logrec MQOFFSET DC F‘33000’ OFFSET TO MQ MSG IN BUF BLANKS DC CL48‘ ’ MIN_PARM_LEN DC F‘6’ MAX_PARM_LEN DC F‘53’ * PRINT NOGEN OBJDESC CMQODA DSECT=NO,LIST=YES Object descriptor MSGDESC CMQMDA DSECT=NO,LIST=YES Message descriptor PUTMSGOPTS CMQPMOA DSECT=NO,LIST=YES PUT message options MYIIH CMQIIHA DSECT=NO,LIST=YES PUT message options * *********************************************************************** * DCBS                                * *********************************************************************** PRINT NOGEN SYSPRINT DCB DDNAME=SYSPRINT, X DSORG=PS,, X LRECL=133, X BLKSIZE=7980, X MACRF=PM, X RECFM=FBA IMSREC DCB DDNAME=IMSREC, DSORG=PS,MACRF=GM,EODAD=MQCLOSE * *********************************************************************** * MQ API CONSTANTS                         * ***********************************************************************   CMQA LIST=YES *********************************************************************** *   PROCESS INPUT PARMS                      * *********************************************************************** GETPARMS DS 0H MVC MQMNAME,BLANKS BLANK OUT QMGR NAME MVC MQMQUEUE,BLANKS BLANK OUT QUEUE NAME L R1,PARMS L R1,0(R1) PARM ADDRESS LH R6,0(R1) LENGTH OF PARMS LTR R6,R6 ANYTHING THERE? BZ BADPARM NO, GO COMPLAIN C R6,MIN_PARM_LEN IS THERE ENOUGH DATA? BL BADPARM NO, GO COMPLAIN C R6,MAX_PARM_LEN IS THERE TOO MUCH DATA? BH BADPARM YES, GO COMPLAIN LA R1,2(R1) SKIP PAST PARM LENGTH CLI 4(R1),C‘,’ 4 CHARS THEN COMMA BNE BADPARM ERROR MVC MQMNAME(4),0(R1) OK, COPY QMGR NAME LA R1,5(R1) SKIP TO NEXT PARM SH R6,=H‘5’ AND ADJUST REMAINING LEN LA R2,MQMQUEUE START OF QUEUE NAME TARGET QLOOP DS 0H MVC 0(1,R2),0(R1) COPY 1 PARM CHAR AT A TIME LA R1,1(R1) INCREMENT PARM POINTER LA R2,1(R2) INCREMENT TARGET POINTER SH R6,=H‘1’ DECREMENT LENGTH LEFT LTR R6,R6 ANY PARM LEFT? BNZ QLOOP YES, LOOP TILL DONE PUT SYSPRINT,QMMSG REPORT QMGR NAME PUT SYSPRINT,QNMSG REPORT QUEUE NAME BR R8 Return to caller BADPARM DS 0H INVALID INPUT PARMS PUT SYSPRINT,PARMMSG REPORT INVALID PARMS LA R0,4 ST R0,EXITCODE NON-ZERO RETURN CODE BR R8 Return to caller * ********************************************************************* *  DATA AREAS                         * ********************************************************************* EXITCODE DS F PARMS DS F GETMSGOPTS CMQGMOA DSECT=NO,LIST=NO Get message options * PARMLIST CALL ,(0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0),VL,MF=L * WORKWD DS D Used for data conversion * *--------USED BY MQI CALLS ----------------------------------------------------------------* * OPTIONS DS F Options COMPCODE DS F Completion code REASON DS F Reason code HCONN DS F Connection handle HOBJ DS F Connection handle OBJECT DS F Object handle * ********************************************************************* * ERROR MSGS                            * ********************************************************************* * PARMMSG DS 0CL133 DC C‘ ’ DC CL10‘ ’ DC CL50‘** INVALID INPUT PARMS. EXPECTED 4 CHAR       QMGR NAME ’ DC CL50‘, COMMA, AND QUEUE NAME (UP TO 48 CHARS).    ***** ’ DC CL22‘ ’ * QMMSG DS 0CL133 DC C‘ ’ DC CL10‘ ’ DC CL10‘========>>’ DC CL30‘ DESTINATION QUEUE MANAGER: ’ MQMNAME DC CL48‘ ’ DC CL34‘ ’ * QNMSG DS 0CL133 DC C‘ ’ DC CL10‘ ’ DC CL10‘========>>’ DC CL30‘ DESTINATION QUEUE NAME:  ’ MQMQUEUE DC CL48‘ ’ DC CL34‘ ’ * MQERR DS 0CL133 DC C‘ ’ DC CL23‘* AN ERROR OCCURRED IN ’ MQERRTYP DS CL10 DC CL20‘. COMPLETION CODE = ’ MQERRCC DS CL04 DC CL16‘ REASON CODE = ’ MQERRRC DS CL04 DC CL10‘ *********’ DC CL50‘ ’ * STATSMSG DS 0CL133 DC C‘ ’     CC DC CL10‘ ’ DC CL11‘========>>’ MQPUTCNT DC CL8‘ ’ DC CL103‘ MESSAGE(S) SUCCESSFULLY ENQUEUED.’ PRINT NOGEN *********************************************************************** * DSECTS USED BY THIS PROGRAM                   * *********************************************************************** ILOGREC RECID=03,TYPE=DSECT DFSMRQPF MQBUFFER DSECT BUFFER DS 0C START OF MESSAGE * REQUATE MQREQUE CSECT LTORG END

Other embodiments and uses of the present invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of this application and practice of the invention disclosed herein. The present description and examples should be considered exemplary only, with the true scope and spirit of the invention being indicated by the following claims. As will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art, variations and modifications of each of the disclosed embodiments, including combinations thereof, can be made within the scope of this invention as defined by the following claims. 

1. A method for recovering at least one message from a destination internal to a first computer executable program and intended for delivery to a second computer executable program through a middleware computer executable program, the method comprising: extracting the message from the destination internal to the first program; selecting the middleware program to facilitate delivery of the message to the second program; identifying a message queue within the selected middleware; formatting the message for the selected middleware; and placing the message in the queue.
 2. The method of claim 1, further comprising: extracting a plurality of messages; creating a stranded message file; and placing the messages in the stranded message file.
 3. The method of claim 2, further comprising reading each message saved in the stranded message file.
 4. The method of claim 3, further comprising: confirming that each message is destined for a second program external to the first program; and determining a desired destination for each message.
 5. The method of claim 3, wherein the step of extracting a plurality of messages comprises: extracting a plurality of component messages, each component message comprising at least a portion of each message; and assembling the component messages into the plurality of messages as required.
 6. The method of claim 1, further comprising: connecting to the middleware program; and opening the identified queue.
 7. The method of claim 1, further comprising reporting the results of the recovery method.
 8. A method for recovering a plurality of messages from a destination internal to a first computer executable program and intended for delivery to a second computer executable program through a middleware computer executable program, the method comprising: extracting a plurality of component messages from the destination internal to the first program, each component message comprising at least a portion of each message; assembling the component messages into the plurality of messages as required; selecting the middleware program to facilitate delivery of the messages to the second program; identifying a message queue within the selected middleware; reading each message; determining a desired destination for each message; formatting each message for the selected middleware; and placing each message in the queue.
 9. The method of 8, further comprising: creating a stranded message file; placing each message in the stranded message file; and reading each message saved in the stranded message file.
 10. The method of claim 8, further comprising: connecting to the middleware program; and opening the identified queue.
 11. The method of claim 8, further comprising reporting the results of the recovery method.
 12. Computer executable software code stored on a computer readable medium, the code for recovering a plurality of messages from a destination internal to a first computer executable program and intended for delivery to a second computer executable program through a middleware computer executable program, the code comprising: code to extract a plurality of component messages from the destination location internal to the first program, each component message comprising at least a portion of each message; code to assemble the component messages into the plurality of messages as required; code to open the middleware program and to connect to an identified message queue within the middleware program to facilitate delivery of the messages to the second program; code to read a portion of each message to determine a desired destination for each message; code to format each message for the selected middleware; and code to place each message in the queue.
 13. The computer executable software code of claim 12, further comprising: code to create a stranded message file and to save all of the messages in that file; code to read each message saved in the stranded message file.
 14. The computer executable software code of claim 12, further comprising code to report the results of the stranded message recovery.
 15. A programmed computer for recovering a plurality of messages from a destination internal to a first computer executable program and intended for delivery to a second computer executable program through a middleware computer executable program, the programmed computer comprising a memory having at least one region storing computer executable program code and a processor for executing the program code stored in the memory, wherein the program code includes: code to extract a plurality of component messages from the destination internal to the first program, each component message comprising at least a portion of each message; code to assemble the component messages into the plurality of messages as required; code to open the middleware program and to connect to an identified message queue within the middleware program to facilitate delivery of the messages to the second program; code to read a portion of each message to determine a desired destination for each message; code to format each message for the selected middleware; and code to place each message in the queue.
 16. The programmed computer of claim 15, wherein the code further comprises: code to create a stranded message file and to save all of the messages in that file; code to read each message saved in the stranded message file.
 17. The programmed computer of claim 15, wherein the code further comprises code to report the results of the stranded message recovery 